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You may have been asked if you'd like to try your hand at mining cryptocurrency. You may have demurred, citing the shortage in graphics cards or perhaps wary you were being coaxed into an elaborate Ponzi scheme. So much for opting out. Thanks to...

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Windows 10 automatically installs apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga and FarmVille 2 when you first sign in. It also displays more “Suggested Apps” from the Store, both at the left side of your Start menu and at the right side as live tiles. You can disable these to clean up your Start menu.

Wow, so like the only place to easily report a suspected #malware domain which wasn't dropping stuff on the browser you're using to report it is Google Safe Browsing. The malware domain lists used by Ublock et al don't have a credible submit method.

As an analogy to #malware (malicious software) and #maluser (malicious user) I thought I could portmanteau "malicious content" to #malcontent. But that already has another meaning, although not entire inappropriateIn conversationabout 3 months agofrom webpermalink

How Israel Caught Russian Hackers Scouring the World for U.S. Secrets

The Israeli officials who had hacked into Kaspersky’s own network alerted the United States to the broad Russian intrusion, which has not been previously reported, leading to a decision just last month to order #Kaspersky#software removed from #government computers.

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But experts on #Russia say that under President Vladimir V. #Putin, a former #KGB. officer, businesses asked for assistance by Russian #spy agencies may feel they have no choice but to give it.

It wasn't the #Mossad, who made this public. The Mossad hacked Kaspersky, who was hacked by the Russian spies, but the Mossad was watched by the German BND, who was watched by the Danish #intelligence. The Danish spies were hacked by the Russian spies. So when the Russians looked on their screen they saw the Danish's, who saw the Germans, who saw the Mossad, who saw Kaspersky, who was hacked by the Russians. So the Russians saw themselves hacking Kaspersky - live! This ring screen sharing triggers an #Google alert. The NSA, who monitors Google got the screenshots and saw their own #malware. It's a mad world!

Thousands of technology, finance and manufacturing companies are working closely with U.S. national security agencies, providing sensitive information and in return receiving benefits that include access to classified intelligence, four people familiar with the process said.